2025 AFL Round 13: Brisbane Lions v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 2025 between Brisbane Lions and Essendon during round 13 of the 2025 AFL season.
Brisbane Lions hosted Essendon at Gabba.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts.
Zach Merrett captained the visitors with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Brad Scott.
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, J. Payne, R. Lester
Half-back:
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, J. Berry
Centre:
J. Fletcher, H. McCluggage, Z. Bailey
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, K. Lohmann
Forward:
C. Rayner, L. Morris, C. Ah Chee
Follower:
D. Fort, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, D. Gardiner, D. Wilmot
Sub.:
D. Robertson
Essendon
Back:
A. McGrath (vice-capt.), J. Laverde, A. Roberts
Half-back:
J. Gresham, M. Redman, J. Prior
Centre:
X. Duursma, Z. Merrett (capt.), A. Clarke
Half-forward:
A. Perkins, N. Caddy, N. Martin
Forward:
M. Guelfi, P. Wright, I. Kako
Follower:
T. Goldstein, J. Caldwell, S. Durham
Int.:
A. Day-Wicks, B. Hobbs, Z. Johnson, W. Setterfield
Sub.:
E. Tsatas
Brisbane Lions (13.12.90) defeated Essendon (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: K. Lohmann (3), L. Morris (2), C. Ah Chee, N. Answerth, C. Cameron, J. Fletcher, D. Gardiner, E. Hipwood, C. Rayner, D. Wilmot
Essendon: N. Caddy (2), N. Martin (2), P. Wright (2), J. Caldwell, S. Durham, T. Goldstein, J. Gresham, W. Setterfield
As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Essendon
Date:
Thursday 29 May 2025
Time:
7:30 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
26,441
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.12.90 - 11.6.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Lions | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | BRIL by 32 | BRIL by 26 | BRIL by 12 | BRIL by 18 | BRIL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:26 | 27:57 | 31:19 | 29:22 | 2:01:04 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions),
Brad Scott
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
Zach Merrett
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
Andrew McGrath
(Essendon)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 3 |
| Josh Dunkley | BRIL | 5 | 2 |
| Lachie Neale | BRIL | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | FPR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT↓ | 63% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 82% | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | WR | 80% | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | HBFR | 80% | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 83% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | WL | 89% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | RU | 83% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | INT | 69% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 75% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | HFFR | 82% | 3 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | C | 85% | 0 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 76% | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 84% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 88% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Robertson, Deven | SUB↑ | 14% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 79% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 89% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 12 | 398 | 252 | 146 | 136 | 33 | 55 | 31 | 50 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 62 | |||
D. Robertson replaced L. Ashcroft.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Caddy, Nate | CHF | 85% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Caldwell, Jye | RR | 79% | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | Clarke, Angus | WR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Day-Wicks, Archer | INT | 66% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Durham, Sam | RO | 76% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Xavier | WL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Goldstein, Todd | RU | 77% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Gresham, Jade | HBFL | 77% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Guelfi, Matt | FPL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hobbs, Ben | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Johnson, Zak | INT↓ | 64% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Kako, Isaac | FPR | 76% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Laverde, Jayden | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Martin, Nic | HFFR | 90% | 2 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | McGrath, Andrew (vc) | BPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Merrett, Zach (c) | C | 93% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Perkins, Archie | HFFL | 74% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Prior, Jaxon | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Redman, Mason | CHB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Roberts, Archie | BPR | 81% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Setterfield, Will | INT | 76% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Tsatas, Elijah | SUB↑ | 16% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Wright, Peter | FF | 85% | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 6 | 358 | 189 | 169 | 77 | 47 | 51 | 37 | 52 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 42 | |||
E. Tsatas replaced Z. Johnson.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | A. McGrath (vc) | 15 | J. Laverde | 21 | A. Roberts | 32 | D. Fort | 10 | L. Ashcroft | ||||||
| 4 | C. Ah Chee | 13 | L. Morris | 16 | C. Rayner | 5 | J. Dunkley | 8 | W. Ashcroft | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 27 | D. Gardiner | |||||||||||
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| 11 | J. Gresham | 27 | M. Redman | 25 | J. Prior |
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| 1 | K. Lohmann | 30 | E. Hipwood | 23 | C. Cameron |
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| 28 | X. Duursma | 7 | Z. Merrett (c) | 36 | A. Clarke |
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| 33 | Z. Bailey | 6 | H. McCluggage | 3 | J. Fletcher | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 17 | T. Goldstein | 44 | A. Day-Wicks | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 6 | J. Caldwell | 8 | B. Hobbs | |||||||||||
| 16 | A. Perkins | 30 | N. Caddy | 37 | N. Martin | 22 | S. Durham | 40 | Z. Johnson | ||||||
| 7 | J. Berry | 31 | H. Andrews | 43 | N. Answerth |
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| 35 | M. Guelfi | 20 | P. Wright | 10 | I. Kako |
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| 35 | R. Lester | 40 | J. Payne | 15 | D. Zorko |
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| Essendon | Coach: Brad Scott | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:39 |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:32 | |
| ESSE | Nic Martin goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 06:23 | |
| BRIL | Jaspa Fletcher goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.0.6 | 09:00 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.0.6 | 10:13 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 4.1.25 | - | 1.0.6 | 12:31 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 4.2.26 | - | 1.0.6 | 15:21 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry behind | 4.3.27 | - | 1.0.6 | 15:55 | |
| ESSE | Isaac Kako behind | 4.3.27 | - | 1.1.7 | 16:58 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Wilmot goal | 5.3.33 | - | 1.1.7 | 20:58 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 6.3.39 | - | 1.1.7 | 28:49 | |
| Q2 | ESSE | Peter Wright goal | 6.3.39 | - | 2.1.13 | 01:38 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 6.4.40 | - | 2.1.13 | 04:41 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Fort behind | 6.5.41 | - | 2.1.13 | 07:57 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright goal | 6.5.41 | - | 3.1.19 | 09:36 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 6.6.42 | - | 3.1.19 | 15:10 | |
| ESSE | Sam Durham goal | 6.6.42 | - | 4.1.25 | 16:07 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage behind | 6.7.43 | - | 4.1.25 | 18:29 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko behind | 6.8.44 | - | 4.1.25 | 20:52 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 6.9.45 | - | 4.1.25 | 23:03 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 7.9.51 | - | 4.1.25 | 26:26 | |
| Q3 | ESSE | Nate Caddy goal | 7.9.51 | - | 5.1.31 | 00:57 |
| ESSE | Jye Caldwell goal | 7.9.51 | - | 6.1.37 | 02:59 | |
| ESSE | Rushed behind | 7.9.51 | - | 6.2.38 | 05:02 | |
| ESSE | Jade Gresham behind | 7.9.51 | - | 6.3.39 | 06:35 | |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy behind | 7.9.51 | - | 6.4.40 | 08:23 | |
| ESSE | Nic Martin goal | 7.9.51 | - | 7.4.46 | 10:51 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner goal | 8.9.57 | - | 7.4.46 | 14:51 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 8.10.58 | - | 7.4.46 | 17:38 | |
| ESSE | Will Setterfield goal | 8.10.58 | - | 8.4.52 | 20:44 | |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy goal | 8.10.58 | - | 9.4.58 | 21:59 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 9.10.64 | - | 9.4.58 | 24:37 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 10.10.70 | - | 9.4.58 | 28:27 | |
| Q4 | ESSE | Jade Gresham goal | 10.10.70 | - | 10.4.64 | 00:25 |
| ESSE | Todd Goldstein goal | 10.10.70 | - | 11.4.70 | 02:24 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 10.10.70 | - | 11.5.71 | 07:28 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 11.10.76 | - | 11.5.71 | 09:30 | |
| ESSE | Archie Roberts behind | 11.10.76 | - | 11.6.72 | 12:47 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft behind | 11.11.77 | - | 11.6.72 | 13:56 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 11.12.78 | - | 11.6.72 | 15:24 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 12.12.84 | - | 11.6.72 | 16:12 | |
| BRIL | Noah Answerth goal | 13.12.90 | - | 11.6.72 | 24:54 | |